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ampLion Pro is “All-in-one” guitar software for Mac & PC. It is a multi-tool for recording, composing, practice and live performance. Pro version features 9 guitar preamps, 7 power amps, 8 microphones and 30 effects. App can be used as a stand-alone and as a plugin in you DAW.

Hallo guitar nation. Today I am presenting BIAS FX, new app developed by Positive Grid. They simply never stop with innovations and writing better and better program code for guitarists and bass players using iOS and desktop Mac & Windows platforms. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard they are preparing BIAS FX. I thought to myself: “Wow, can it get any better than BIAS or JamUp XT”? It sure can.

On 1st January 2015 new regulations regarding the sale of digital products will take effect. Essentially what is happening is that VAT will now have to be added to the cost of any digital product purchases - including video guitar lessons.

The talk box is a unique guitar effect that's been used over the decades by many artists such as David Gilmour, Richie Sambora, etc. Probably the most famous recorded example is the introduction to Bon Jovi's classic hit Livin' on a Prayer.

In this article we'll show you how to build a talk box from a pair of old PC speakers with just a few basic tools and a little bit of patience!

Anyone who follows the huge ocean of world's top class instrumental guitarists must have heard of this amazing Italian virtuoso. The list of musicians he worked with is mind blowing. James LaBrie, Jordan Rudess, Virgil Donati, John Macaluso, Adam Nitti, Matt Guillory, Peter Wichers, Peter Wildoer, Ray Riendeau, Mike Mangini, Bryan Beller and many more. Recently I've had a chance to meet Marco at "Klavitara Zagreb Festival" where we performed together among many other great musicians. We arranged this interview so here it is.

As we announced a few months ago, Klavitara Zagreb Festival was held in Zagreb, Croatia on 7th June 2014. Live4guitar was a proud sponsor of this amazing event at which many world famous guitar and keyboard names were performing. It took a bit of time to get all the material for this review so we’re bringing it to you a bit late but in depth with lots of videos and pictures.

If you’re in need of some inspiration to freshen up your blues phrasing or looking to add a little jazz-like colour, John Wheatcroft is back with another blues lesson which will help you broaden melodic, rhythmic and improvisational horizons. In this part we are demonstrating Major Jazz Blues.

The idea for making a guitar for Damjan Pejcinoski dates back a long time. The serious talks about the guitar started six months before the actual build started. There were a lot of things that had to be covered, like the shape of the body, the hardware, the pickups and many other details. Since we all live in the same city, Damjan was very often a guest at the workshop, talking about the guitar and defining the various details.